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Board probes 'school age' definition and early-entrance rules after AK Reads Act changes
Summary
During Article 5 review, the board questioned why the district's admissions draft uses a 'school age' of 6–20 and how early entrance exceptions for 4- and 5-year-olds will be handled; administration said 'school age' and 'compulsory education' are separate statutory definitions and that 5-year-old kindergarten remains a district decision.
At the Dec. 15 work session, administration described the revised admissions policy (BP 5.1.1) and said changes reflect statutory language updates tied to the AK Reads Act. "There were some statute language changes because of the AK Reads Act that added some language about 4 year olds," staff said.
Board member Mister Doyle asked why the draft uses a 'school age' range…
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